Talking Heads: The Use of Phrenology and Physiognomy in Jane Eyre 2005 (engelsk)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor)Oppgave

Abstract [en]

A plain heroine is nothing to wish for in a Victorian novel.This study, however, shows how Charlotte Brontë succeeds in making a plain looking heroine interesting to the reader. In the Victorian period the use of phrenology and physiognomy was widespread. In Jane Eyre Charlotte Brontë cleverly uses phrenology and physiognomy to unravel the complexity of her characters. The shape of a person's skull becomes more than bumps on the head, an ugly man is no longer ugly and a plain heroine turns out to be not at all plain.

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2005.

Emneord [en]

Jane Eyre, phrenology, physiognomy, characterisation

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URN: urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-13359Lokal ID: U12482OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hh-13359DiVA, id: diva2:368543

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Humanities, Theology

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